Makeup usually stops at the face. Seoul-based makeup artist Lee ByungHyun's work keeps crossing that line. Fine patterns trail like ivy over a close-shaved head, and makeup that starts on the face spreads all the way up to the scalp. A spine made of petals, snow-white dust covering the entire body, lines that connect face to scalp. His work refuses to recognize the edge of skin as a canvas.
Since 2025, his project 'LBH MAKEUP ARC' has him handling everything from makeup to photography solo. Each finished look gets a number, stacking up one by one. Bold from afar, but endlessly delicate up close. The pattern on the scalp is built strand by strand, thin lines layered one over another.
The glittering dust that settles on skin is scattered so evenly that every grain seems to have found its exact place. The snow powder is not just sprinkled but arranged. The ivy-like pattern is not improvised but designed. Every single line, every single grain left to no chance by hands that know where everything goes.
Daring work that crosses boundaries starts with details. The moment makeup moves beyond the face to the head, neck, and back, it stops being cosmetics and becomes a piece drawn on the body. Lee ByungHyun's work asks how far makeup can go while actively pushing that limit. Where do you think the boundary of makeup should be?
Since 2025, his project 'LBH MAKEUP ARC' has him handling everything from makeup to photography solo. Each finished look gets a number, stacking up one by one. Bold from afar, but endlessly delicate up close. The pattern on the scalp is built strand by strand, thin lines layered one over another.
The glittering dust that settles on skin is scattered so evenly that every grain seems to have found its exact place. The snow powder is not just sprinkled but arranged. The ivy-like pattern is not improvised but designed. Every single line, every single grain left to no chance by hands that know where everything goes.
Daring work that crosses boundaries starts with details. The moment makeup moves beyond the face to the head, neck, and back, it stops being cosmetics and becomes a piece drawn on the body. Lee ByungHyun's work asks how far makeup can go while actively pushing that limit. Where do you think the boundary of makeup should be?
FAQ
What is makeup artist Lee Byunghyun's LBH Makeup Arc project?
Launched in 2025, it's a solo project where Lee Byunghyun handles everything from makeup to photography, numbering and archiving each completed look. The work expands beyond the face to the scalp, neck, and back, treating the entire body as canvas.
What defines Lee Byunghyun's work?
Bold from a distance, infinitely delicate up close. Scalp motifs are built from hair-thin lines layered strand by strand, while powder settles on skin with every grain perfectly placed. It's the result of a hand that lets neither a single line nor a single particle go to waste.
Where does Lee Byunghyun work as a makeup artist?
He's a Seoul-based makeup artist. Since 2025, he has been presenting boundary-pushing work through his independent project, LBH Makeup Arc.
